The Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign is a collaboration of the Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAMD) and the Maryland Coalition of Families (MCF) with support from the Maryland Department of Health – Behavioral Health Administration.

The Campaign goal, with community and school champions across the state, is to raise awareness of the importance of children’s mental health. Each year, we celebrate Children’s Mental Health Matters! with over a week of events, workshops, media, outreach and other awareness raising activities.

Join the 2018 Campaign! Schools and Community organizations please partner with us!

Congratulations to our three recipients of the 2017 School Champion of the Year Award!

Thank you for your outstanding work in helping raise awareness and reduce stigma around children’s mental health as Children’s Mental Health Matters! School Champions!

past campaign highlights

Thank you to all of our School Champions and Community Champions for a successful 2017 Campaign! View highlights from the many awareness events that took place during Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week this year.

Children’s Mental Health Matters – Dr. Lillian Lowery

Dr. Lowery encourages Maryland schools to become School Champions during the 2015 Campaign.

2014 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Flash Mob

Children’s Mental Health Matters – Dr. Lillian Lowery

Dr. Lowery encourages Maryland schools to become School Champions during the 2014 Campaign.

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your child’s mental health

It’s easy to know your child needs help dealing with a fever or a broken bone, but mental health problems can be harder to identify. The tricky part of parenting is knowing the kinds of behaviors and moods that are usual for the stage of development your child is in – and when your child has gone beyond the norm and needs help.

Middle—High School Activities

National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Family Informed Trauma Treatment Center (Category II NCTSN Center) and the University of Maryland Taghi Modarressi Center for Infant Study created the following Fact Sheets for the Baltimore Community. Please feel free to download and share: